Department Chair
Core Faculty
Brandon R Allen M.D.
Associate Professor; Vice Chair, Clinical Operations; Associate Chief, Emergency Services; Med. Director, UFH Chest Pain Ctr; Med. Director, ED Scribes Program; Prog. Director, Administrative Fellowship
Torben K Becker M.D., Ph.D., RDMS, FAWM, FAEMS
Associate Professor, Chief – Division Of Critical Care Medicine, Director – Global Health Programs, Program Director – Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Associate Program Director – EMS Fellowship, Director – Prehospital Research
Giuliano De Portu M.D., FACEP
Assistant Dean, Office For Diversity & Health Equity; Director Emergency Medicine Ultrasound; Director Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship; Clinical Associate Professor
Mindy Fernandez M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Assistant Medical Director, Freestanding EDs
Carolyn K Holland M.D., M.Ed., FACEP, FAAP
Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Director – Pediatric Emergency Department, Division Chief – Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Charles Hwang M.D., FACEP, FAEMS
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medical Director, Levy County Department Of Public Safety
Jason M Jones M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; EMS Fellowship Director; Academic Chief, EMS Division; Medical Director, Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR)
Michael L Krick D.O., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Associate Physician Director Of Quality, Freestanding EDs
Michael Marchick M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor; Co-Director, Clerkship; Assistant Program Director, Residency
David A Meurer M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director, ShandsCair Adult/Peds Team
Rohit P Patel M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor; Associate Chief, Division Of Critical Care Medicine; Co-Director, Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellowship; Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit; Director, Critical Care Ultrasound, Surgical ICU
Maritza Plaza-Verduin M.D., FAAP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Associate Program Director – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Joel Rowe M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Gilchrist County Fire Rescue; Co-Medical Director, Lake County EMS
Matthew B Shannon M.D., FACEP
Medical Director Spring Hill/ Kanapaha Emergency Centers; Director Community Emergency Medicine
John H Slish M.D., FACEP, EMT-T, TCCC-I, ILO
Medical Director, Tactical Medicine GFR; SWAT Team Physician/Operator, GPD And ACSO; Co-Assistant Medical Director, UF EMS Fellowship; Clinical Assistant Professor
Tricia B Swan M.D., M.Ed., FAAP, FACEP
Clinical Associate Professor; Program Director – Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Meredith C Thompson M.D., FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Clerkship; Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
Cristina M Zeretzke-Bien M.D., FAAP, FAAEM, FACEP
Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Medical Director – Pediatric Emergency Department
Exclusively Research Faculty
Firas H Kobeissy Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor & Associate Director NNBR
Kevin K Wang Ph.D.
Professor & Program Director NNBR
Adjunct Faculty
Marie-Carmelle Elie M.D., RDMS, FACEP, FCCM
Adjunct Professor
Thomas F Payton M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Courtesy/Volunteer Faculty
Gordon Darant
Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor; Haitian Liaison To L’Hopital Bernard Mevs In Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Harvey G Rohlwing M.D., FACEP
Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor; Global Health Initiatives Liaison
Ahmed Zakariah
Courtesy Clinical Assistant Professor; Ghanaian Liaison To The National Ambulance Service In Accra, Ghana
Fellows
Administrative Fellows
Marsha F Lewis M.D., M.Sc.
Administrative EM Fellow 2021-23
JD Rondon M.D.
Administrative EM Fellow 2022-24
Critical Care Medicine Fellows
Beulah D Castor M.D.
CCM Fellow 2021-23
Terrance Creighton M.D.
CCM Fellow 2021-23
Manuel E Borobia M.D.
CCM Fellow 2022-24
Hady Khalifa M.D.
CCM Fellow 2022-24
Pooja Mysore M.D.
CCM Fellow 2022-24
Emergency Medical Services Fellows
Graham C Clifford D.O.
EMS Fellow 2022-23
Daniyal I Siddiqui M.D.
EMS Fellow 2022-23
Graduate Research Fellow
Katelyn E Flaherty
Graduate Research Fellow
Neurocritical Care Medicine Fellow
John Bruno M.D.
NCC Fellow 2022-24
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows
Joon Choi D.O., FAAP
PEM Fellow 2022-25
JC Gonzalez, Jr D.O.
PEM Fellow 2022-25
Sports Medicine Fellow
Andrew C Smith M.D.
Sports Medicine Fellow 2022-23
Ultrasound Medicine Fellows
Gabriel N Gomez D.O.
Ultrasound EM Fellow 2022-23
Andrea A Segarra-Salcedo M.D.
Ultrasound EM Fellow 2022-23
Residents
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Administrative Team
Melanie Blackburn
Assistant Director Of Finance And Reporting
Lucie Broehm
Administrative Specialist, I
Missy Claude
Administrative Support Assistant, II
Christina Delgado
OPS Administrative Assistant
Zach Frey
Fellowship Program Coordinator
Amanda H Glynn MHS, CGCM, C-TAGME
Manager Of Education Programs / Residency Program Coordinator
Allison Gohsman
MGR, Health Care Administration; Program Manager, ED Scribe Program; Coordinator, Clinical Operations
Melyssa E Henagan
Administrative Coordinator
Joshua E Hurwitz
OPS IT Expert/Operations Analyst
Frank Jurkiewicz M.B.A.
Vice Chair Of Administrative Affairs
Brygitt A Pfaff
UME Clerkship Program Coordinator
Amy M Smith
Human Resources
Cassandra M Stich
Fiscal Assistant
Research Team
Click here to see list of current research associates.
Part-time Clinical Faculty
Cassandra Clay D.O., MSHA
Ramona D Esquibel M.D.
Michael L Falgiani M.D.
Shikerria Green M.D.
Robyn M Hoelle M.D.
Kevin Hord M.D.
Mark M Jackson D.O.
Karen Laauwe M.D., FACEP
Jonathan Liu M.D.
Travis W Murphy M.D.
Joseph C Pompa D.O.
Christy Robinson M.D.
Kruti Shah M.D.
Jasmin Tanaja M.D.
Joshua A Walker M.D.
Per-Diem Pediatric Faculty
William Bortcosh M.D.
Jyoti Budania M.D.
Free N Hess D.O.
Stephanie Moawad M.D.
Margaret A Slayton M.D.
Alexandra M Stern M.D.
Anna Tsikouris M.D.
Advanced Practice Provider Team
Full-Time Providers
OPS Providers